Hair dressing device



July 31, 1934. A. l.. PRossER HAIR DRESSING DEVICE Filed May l0, 1932 ATTORN EY! Patented July 31, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT oEEiCE 4 Claims.

This invention' relates to improvements in de# vices for use in curling and waving hair and more particularly to a variety of members with or without gripping means for retaining the ends of strands of hair which are'formed in curls, and

which members are characterized by locking means formed from the members themselves.

Heretofore it has been proposed to provide hair curlers in which the ends of the hair are gripped by the curling member and wound upon the same, the ends of the curler being bent over towards each other to hold the same in a locked position. However, it has been found that such devices tend to unroll and become loose when used and are therefore, unsatisfactory.

VOther devices in present use include the use of locking clasps and a wide variety of rubber and other forms `upon which the hair is yto be curled or otherwise waved.

This invention provides an improved curling device which may be made from'a single piece oiliiexible material including a wire core suitablyT sheathed in any woven covering or the like which may or may not be provided with locking means atorfadjacent one end thereof. The wire may or may not be continuous through the length of the flexible sheathing portion.

'This invention also provides a plurality of hair curlingy devices having adjustable hair clamping or locking means lformed at or near one end thereof and including means for locking the free endwhen bent over to form a return loop.

The invention further provides improved hair curling `devices having hair engaging portions and adjustable loop forming members -at at least one end thereof whereby to -permit the looping over of the free end and locking in engagement with the adjustable loop.

The invention also consists Yinforming alproduct having the general characteristics andappli-k cations, and the several original features of utility hereinafter set forth and claimed and to the process of using the same having certain new and original arrangements 'and combinations ofv stepsas will .be better understood fromV the following description. y Y

Although v'the novel features which are believed to be characteristic of this invention will be particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto, lthe invention itself, as to its objectsv and advantages, the mode of its operation and the mannerl of its organization may be better understood by referring to the following description in which y ,af particularcommercial embodiment thereof is disclosed.

It will' be understood', however, that may be modified in various the broad spirit the features thereof respects without departing from and scope of the invention.

In the following description and in the claims the various steps and details comprising the invention will be identified by specific names for convenience but they are intended to be as generic in their application as the art will permit.

In the drawing like characters refer to similar parts throughout the similar views, in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of animproved bifurcated hair curling device having a short arm;

' Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. l in which the hair is inserted ready for curling;

Fig. 3 -is a perspective view illustrating a method of manually winding the hair on the device in Fig. 2 and locking the same in position;

Fig. 4 is an elevation of a device of the type shown in Fig. l havingA a loop formed at the endv thereof;

Fig.r5 is 'a View similar to Fig. 4 showing a method of ylocking the hair;

Fig'. 6 is an elevation of a sho-wing a method of forming loops;

Fig.V l is a modified curling device having an adjustable loop forming member associated therewith; Y

Fig. 8 is a View similar to Fig. 'l showing the initial locking step;

' Fig. 9 is an elevation showing the method of making the return loop of Figs. 'l and 8;

Fig. 10 is an elevation of still another curling device having uncored exible clamping ends formed integral with the sheathed member; and strands of hair disposed in a variety of positions.

Fig. 11 is an elevation of still another modified curling device having a separate flexible clamping member'secured to theend of the curler;

' Fig. `12V is an elevation of yet another modified curler lhaving an uncored flexible clamping end hair curling device the curl-locking formed in'one end thereof and means associated elevation of a curling device havbifureated clamping member;

a side elevation of the device shownV ,f the arms are twisted user and being light in weight and the device and the hair in Fig. 16 showing a method of clamping the hair ends;

Fig. 18 is a modied form of the device shown in Fig. l including spiral means formed thereon A for preventing the hair fromslipping on the suitable metal such as copper which is covered with a suitable sheathing including an outer coating l5 of a suitable thread such as cotton, silk or the like, suitably dyed, if desired. The core 14 as above noted, preferably is made of iron wire of suitable diameter, due to its cheapness, but it will be appreciated that any other suitable metal may be used, if desired.

In use, the ends 21 of the hair strand 20 are inserted between the parallel arms l1 and 12 and with the hair therebetween to form a curl 22. The hair is preliminarily divided into strands and usually moistened slightly or treated with any desired waving lotion or muoilaginous composition. The strands are Wound on the device as a mandrel, and when the completed Curl or Wave is formed, the end 11a of the curler, about which the curl or wave 22 is formed, is bent back to clamp same. As indicated generally in Fig. 3 the free end 11a of the curler may be in- 'lY serted through the loop formed by section 13 and is thereafter locked in position as indicated at 16. The loop 13 may be bent back on to the hair as shown in Fig. 3, or in some instances the loop is not bent as is indicated in Fig. 9, or in other instances the free end 11a is only bent back against the hair loop.

When it is desired to form the curl without keeping the curler permanently in position, as

and is not necessarily inserted in the i just noted, the legs 11 and 12 of the device are maintained parallel during the formation of the curl, the end 11a being locked in position in the loops 13 in the usual manner. When the wave or curl is set, the device may be unlocked, the end straightened out and the device pulled out of the curl by drawing on the loop end 13 when the parallel legs will disengage from the curl without gripping the hair.

Where it is desired to keep the curler or Waver permanently in position on the head the short leg or arm 12 of the J-shaped curler or member may be twisted with the ends 21 of the strand of hair about the leg 11 of the body portion of the curler whereby to lock the same in position. After this the hair is wound in a curl upon the curler as a mandrel, in the usual manner, being locked in position by the proper adjustment of the free ends. Due to its iiexibility and the absence of sharp ends the improved curler does not inconvenience the universally bendable it may be conformed to any desired shape. Y i i In the device shown in Figs. 4, 5'and 6, a permanent loop 13a is preliminarily formed in orv strands 20 fitted in between the bifurcation formed between the short leg member 12 and the body member 11. Y The strand 20 is then Wound in the usual manner upon the member ,forming a desired curl and the end 11a bent in position to pass through the loop 13a and locked in the position as indicated at 16. To stiffen the tips to permit them to be passed' through the hair readily they may be provided with a coating 17 of shellac or any other desired hardenable plastic material.

Referring now to Figs. 7, 8 and 9, there is shown an adjustable loop forming member 30, comprising an elongated annulus tted over the legs 11 and l2 of the curler and which may be adjusted to give any size loop 13a. The use of this annulus will also permit the adjustment of the leg lengths with or without varying the size of the loop. When it is desired to form a permanent loop 13a of a desired predetermined size, the member 30 may be crimped in position, as indicated in Figs. 20, 21 and 22. rIhe member 30 may be made of any suitable deformable metal or other suitable material where it is desired to clamp them in place, or they may be made of non-deformable pre-formed members of celluloid or other suitable hardenable plastic materials. The strands 20 with their ends 21 are treated in the usual manner, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5, a loop being formed and locked, as indicated above.

Referring now to Fig. 10, there is shown a modied curling device 10a having the usual body portion 11 provided at one end with an uncored flexible tip portion 12a. This member may be tipped, as indicated at 17, with any suitablestiffening material. strands 20 in the usual manner. These strands 20, may also be positioned against the body or cored portion 1l, if desired, and, as indicated generally,

latter being locked in position by the hair, the lock 13b being left free for locking engagement with the free end of the body portion 11 when the curl or Wave is completely formed and the said free end and the lock are brought together in the locking engagement.

In Fig. 1l there is shown a further modification in which an uncored lexible member 12b, comprising a separate strand, is secured to the end of a curler by any suitable means such as a clamping ferrule or annulus 31. The member 31 may, if desired, be formed of a wire, thread, or cord,

As shown in Fig. 12, the uncored flexible end l2a-may be so treated as to form a loop 13b by secent the end of the loop and tied or otherwise secured in place, as indicated at 31a.

As shown in Figs. 16 and 17, a bifurcated ilexible clamping member 40 may be employedand 145 suchdevice may be made by looping a cord or other non-cored flexibleineinber about the end of the body portion l1 of the curler clamping the same in position by sui-table means such as a wire 41. Thev legs 42 and 43 of member 40 are 150 The member 12a is folded over the.

disposed on opposite sides or on the same side of the body portion 11 of the curler and the hair strands 20 passed between the said body portion and a loop formed with the body portion by the said bifurcated strands, and thereafter the Winding ofthe hair is continued to form the curl, as above described. The strands of hair 20 are thus securely clamped in position and twisted on the device.

In the device shown in Fig. 18, there is provided a raised portion of the sheath or covering which functions to grip the hair and prevent it from sliding 01T the wire 13, which, in this instance, constitutes the mandrel on which the hair is wound. This raised portion is preferably a larger sized cord or thread wound as part of the sheath and preferably is presented spirally. If desired, the thread may be a separate element fastened to the sheath in any suitable manner so long as it maintains its substantially spiral relation with the sheath, or if desired, instead of being specifically spiral, it may have any suitable configuration.

It will now be appreciated that there has been provided an improved method and means for curling or waving hair which comprises forming or twisting the hair about an improved deformable mandrel comprising preerably a generally J-shaped member having one leg shorter than the other and which shorter leg is adapted to serve as a clamping means for the end of a strand of hair whereby said strand may be thereafter wound about the body portion of the device, the free end being bent back upon the body portion to clamp the curl in position. This clamping effect may be heightened by utilizing an intermediate portion or loop of the device as a locking member by folding or bending the free end of the longer arm thereunder or thereinto.

The clamping device may comprise a separately formed loop which may be made integrally with the wire or which may comprise a separate noncored exible member secured in any suitable manner to the end of the device and engaged therewith in the usual manner or the non-cored flexible loop may be formed integrally with the outer coating or sheathing of the body member. The device may further comprise modified forms having separate clamping means secured to an end of the curler which separate clamping means may comprise a single member or a bifurcated member. In addition, the body portion of the curler may be provided with an outstanding spiral member therein or therearound to assist in giving a desired twist to a strand of hair whereby to impart a desired curl.

Although certain novel features of the invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form and details of the devices illustrated and the process of their use may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. An improved hair dressing device comprising a flexible, universally bendable member of generally J-shaped construction and an adjustable collar disposed over and in sliding engagement with the legs of the J.

2. An improved hair dressing device comprising a flexible, universally bendable member of generally J-shaped construction and an adjustable collar in engagement with the legs of the J.

3. An improved hair dressing device comprising a exible, universally bendable member of generally J-shaped construction and an adjustable collar in locking engagement with the legs of the J. i

4. An improved hair dressing device comprising an elongated body portion of universally iieXible material and a flexible clamping means associated therewith comprising a two part member secured to said body member at one end thereof.

ALFRED L. PROSSER.

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